Arizona Agri-Weekly report

Jul 14, 2010

The latest Arizona Agri-Weekly report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., Field Office:

Field crops

Cotton squaring is 70 percent complete, behind last year at 76 percent, and behind the five-year average of 84 percent. About 25 percent of the acreage has set bolls. Cotton conditions mostly range from fair to good.

Small grain harvest is entering the final stage.

Most alfalfa is in fair to excellent condition. Harvesting is active on over three-fourths of the state’s acreage. Range and pasture conditions vary from very poor to good depending on the location. Most areas are in poor to fair condition.